River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

FEBRUARY l6-By the Senate today the
wisconsin labor commissic ner was dele
gated 10 attend the interstate convention
70 discuss the convict labor problem
Bills were passed providing that a vote for
the removal of county seat can only be
taken upon the petition of I go thirds OF the
property holders of the county, and making
the president of the State University and
state superintendent ex-officio regents of
the university.
n the House bills were introduced max
ing blackmail punishable by Imprisonment
of not more than two years or a fine not
exceeding 5000; providing for the estab.
/ lishment of a state school for idiotic and
| feeble-minded children; prohibiting mumc-
/ Ipal corporations for subscribing to rail
way stock; providing for the appointment
/ of state board of arbitration by the Gov
ernor OF three members. one of whom
shall be bona-fide labor representative,
at 81 200 annual salary each, TO decide all
/ questions appealed to 10 by local boards,
appointed conformity by employers and
| employees, when differences arise be
| tween capital and labor; for punishment of
boyeotting by imprisonment not exceeding
| one year or line not exceeding 500; au-
thorizing justices of the supreme court to
| appoint commission to draft the model of
| a uniform city charter; making il a misdo
meanor to collect more than 10 per cent in
terest, banks included, on AN indebtedness
giving the city and village authorities full
authority to regulate the license fee of non
residents who come to the place to sell
goods compelling the secretary of state To
exact 500 fee from all iron-mining compan-
| les for the privilege of organizing, but re-
quir1ng him to refuse license TO any but
merltorious organizations.
FEBRUARY 17-In the Senate the bill was
killed for the repeal of the one mill school
tax; the bill passed appropriating $500 foI
the monument to Wisconsin soldiers killed
at Gettysburg; bills were introduced tc
tax gift legacles in certain cases; authOriZ
ing circuit judges to appoint four court
commissioners for each county; authoriz
ing the Governor to prosecute all claims OF
the state against the federal government
In the House bills passed increasing tn,
daily compensation of county SURVEYOR
from So to s.; exempting honorably dis
charged ex-union veterans from payment Of
poll tax, and permitting a child to b,
adopted after reaching the age of u wears
The bill to repeal the one mill school tai
was killed. A bill was introduced for til,
appointment of board of seven doctors be
fore whom all persons will hereafter hav,
TO pass examination before being able q
practice medicine in Wisconsin.
A bin was introduced making importan
changes in the judicial circuits for the re
lief of the over-crowded courts to detacl
st. Croix county from the 18th judicia
circuit and to attach it to the 2lst circuit
To detach Taylor, Price and Oneida from
the seventh circuit, and to detach the coun
ties OF Chippewa, Barron Sawyer, Bayfield,
and Ashland from the 18th circuit; to max
st Croix. Polk, Washburn, Burnett, an,
Douglas constitute the 18th circuit; q
make the counties of Chippewa, Barron
a md Raxr ftalA II.
. the counties of Ashland, Price, Taylor an,
Oneida the 10th circuit.
FEBRUARY ls-Both houses to-day wit
uessed the introduction of many bills, an
adjourned to Monday evening, which is tn
time set for closing the introduction of ne,
business. Most of the bills wore local L
the House an election law was intr duce
substantially the New York law, providin
{ that no election district shall have more tina
500 voters.
FEBRUARY 2l-This being the last day 70
2 the introduction Of new business there wa
a flood of matter, 4OO bills, resolutions an
petitions being intrOC uCe = in the House an
100 in the Senate. Ii was notable that in th
House there were scores of remonstrauce
, against the abolition of the convict labo
system. In the Senate the foundation wa
laid for the holding of convention {
| amend the state constitution
FEBRUARY 2l-The legislature has begu
the work of passing bills, and numbe
passed both branches to-day. The Senat
passed the bill authorizing the expenditur
of the State appropriation for deaf mute
according 10 the number in each schoo
The House bill abolishing the State board G
immigration passed. In the House the bi
passed providing severe punishments 70
the drafting of faulty public building
plans, or the erection of such building
without having them supplied with fir
escapes and outswinging doors.